Wiggins leads Bowling Green past Miami (OH) 81-70

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) Demajeo Wiggins had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Bowling Green pulled away early in the second half to beat Miami (Ohio) 81-70 on Tuesday night.

Daeqwon Plowden scored seven of the Falcon’s nine points during a two-minute span that gave Bowling Green (12-6, 3-2 Mid-American Conference) a 50-47 lead with 13:05 to play. Miami (9-9, 2-3) made the next shot before Plowden’s 3-pointer sparked a 19-6 run and the Falcons had a 69-55 lead with 3:48 remaining.

Jalen Adaway scored the game’s next seven points to pull the RedHawks to 69-62, but they didn’t get closer.

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Wiggins was 8 of 9 from the floor, added a game-high five assists, and collected his seventh double-double of the season. Dylan Frye chipped in 16 points, Rodrick Caldwell had 12 and Plowden finished with 10.